🗳️ Can you ace this Illinois elections quiz?

Migrant Shelter Evictions Update

Only three migrants were evicted from the city’s shelters over the weekend as the city began to enforce the 60-day shelter limit. More than 30 other migrants who were expected to be removed were given extensions. Most had been applying for public benefits, and a few were pregnant or had a disability. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Grant Park’s Busy Summer Schedule

Between May 15 and Aug. 17, Grant Park is set to be booked for 73 days with events like Sueños, NASCAR, and Lollapalooza. That is 11 days fewer than 2023. [Block Club]

Where to Find Zeppole, Italian Pastry

Looking for a post–primary day treat? Tuesday also marks Saint Joseph’s Day, which means some Italian Americans are looking to eat the deep-fried dough filled with custard, cream, or jelly. Luckily, Chicagoland bakeries are selling the treat this week. [Eater]

Whether you’re waiting in line to vote or have already cast your ballot, Hey Chicago has an election trivia quiz testing how well you know local elections of past and present. Here is the first Q.

Why did the Tribune erroneously print Thomas Dewey defeated former President Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election?

• Dewey had won the popular vote
• Voter fraud interfered with the results of the election
• The newspaper didn’t like Truman
• Printers were striking and the paper had an early deadline

Staying up late to see election results roll in? You might need coffee.

Lakeview resident Hannah Kopach has visited nearly 200 Chicago coffee shops in the last five years, a journey she’s documented on her cuppachicago Instagram. She shared her favorite spots around town — and the City Cast Chicago team threw in a few of our favs, too.

Best Coffee

• Elevate Coffee in Northalsted has seasonal menus voted on during family-friendly tastings. Plus, it’s a taste of nostalgia for Kopach: The shop opened around the same time she started her account.

Best Places for Working, Reading, or Studying

• La Malinche in Pilsen has plenty of space and the friendliest staff. Don't miss their cafe de olla, artisan fruit teas, and chilaquiles!
• The Understudy is a theater-themed cafe and bookstore in Andersonville. Cozy up with a book, or find one off their shelf.
• FROTH is a spacious coffee house with the perfect atmosphere to read or work in West Loop.
• Jackalope Coffee & Tea House, a funky coffee house in Bridgeport, has a variety of drinks and bites.

Best Events

• Kusanya Cafe in Englewood holds weekly yoga, a monthly open mic, and dozens of community events every year.
• Muse Coffee Studio in Tri-Taylor has programming from pop-up shops to money management workshops to an outdoor fest.
• Overflow in South Loop hosts Overflow After Dark events for open mics, acoustic sessions, showcases, networking socials, and more!
• Side Practice Coffee in Ravenswood features artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and other creatives in their shop every weekend!

Most Unique Decor

• The Brewed, Avondale's horror-themed coffee shop, is decked out in horror movie posters and memorabilia. Plus, DVDs are for sale!

Primary Election Day is ~Finally~ Here

City Cast Chicago podcast host Jacoby Cochran and executive producer Simone Alicea remind you what to know this primary day, changes in the city’s plan to evict migrants from shelters, and talk about the Bears’ quarterback decision.